Irida Apartments Mykonos

Phase Three – Setting Sail



Paros

We disembarked the ferry and took in the marvelous sights of the port of Parikia – the windmill, white-washed buildings, clear blue sky. Our meeting point was the Marina Café. We used the tourist map supplied by Blue Star Ferries and info from Exas Yachts to find it. The check-in was located just behind the Marina Café and on the second ...

Delos is an incredibly interesting place. The entire island is a collection of ruins where no one is allowed to stay on the island overnight so everyone who visits are day trippers—most of whom are staying in Mykonos. It was an excellent day for exploring ruins at just over 60F degrees it was cool and pleasant. There is a lot to explore on the island so be sure to leave enough time to see it all.

There are no complete building standing, but ...

It’s a little cool outside for a party island that is famous for its nude beaches and all-night dance clubs. This is the first time that I wished we were visiting Greece during the tourist season since the town almost feels empty and the beaches deserted.

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... pool deck and enjoy the warmth and sun that Mykonos was offering. This was also the location of the Movie Under the Stars. And wouldn't you know it, the movie playing was "Mama Mia"! We felt like running to the edge and jumping overboard. Not like we don't like the movie. O.K.! We admit, we don't the like the movie! We were so grateful that we watched it for 'free' on satelite at our friend's Brenda-Lyn and ...

... if she was looking to adopt, another child but nobody thought that the sunburn made me any less Anglo.

... for it's windmills since the 16th Century. Of course, it more famous for beaches now, and for 7 months of the year tourists flock to them. The bus trip takes about 20mins as it picks up passengers along its route. I got on at the beginning of the route so got a seat on the 42-seat bus. It was packed right from the start. When the bus arrived at Fabrica Square on the outskirts of Mykonos Town, it was like grand central station. The square is ...

... it to say that awe inspiring was probably coined to describe the beaches of Greece. We flew to Athens. They actually charge for drinks on the plane! For those of you world travelers, this is not big news, but for little ole untravelled me it came as quite a shock and annoyance. We were starved. You can't get a mini bottle of water or so much as a pretzel for under 2 euros). Anyway, we arrived in Athens exhausted from our ...

... that there would be at least something going on this late in the season. I was greeted by a group of room owners at the port and a lady got my attention and a French couples and off we went to her accomodation. For 20 euro i got my own little bugalow type of place, very nice! Although it was about a 15 minute walk into town along one of the many old narrow roads with no sidewalks so whenever a car goes by you gotta smash yourself up ...

I've entered the second phase of my trip: Cruising the Med! I met up with my mom, brother, and sister-in-law at the airport in Rome, and we set sail about 5:30 PM on the 19th. First stop: the beautiful Greek island of Mykonos. I got up quite early to catch the airport shuttle from Rome Termini station in order to meet up at the airport. Their plane (coming via Newark on Alitalia) got in around 8:00 AM, but it took about an hour to get their bags ...

How on Earth did I get to be so lucky?

My family and I went on a cruise of the Greek Islands. We ate a lot, got sea sick once, soaked up the sun, and absorbed the classically beautiful white and blue colours on the islands. There weren't very much ship activities that my sister and I were interested in but Allyson and I did win a bingo game! Mykonos was by far our favorite island because of its beauty.